So any interest in an all EffOff singing competition?
Here's how it works: It will be a double-elimination competition where each pair of competitors has to perform a song chosen by yours truly. In each round, every pair of competitors will perform one song, with the winner selected by a popular vote.
If you want to participate, send me a PM by May 31. Since it's double elimination, the number of competitors must be a power of two. I'll accept a maximum of 16 competitors, but if I don't have at least 8 by May 31, I will terminate the competition.
In Round 1, since it's double-elimination, nobody will be disqualified. Half of the competitors (the winners) will be moved to a winner's bracket, and the other half will be moved to a loser's bracket. Those who lose in the loser's bracket in Round 2 are eliminated, but those who lose in the winner's bracket get moved to the loser's bracket, etc.
Since I'm the one choosing the songs for each round, this competition is designed for those who think they can actually sing. I won't choose any songs that are too obscure to be recognizable, but each participant must be prepared to sing any song I choose.
Artists likely to be chosen in Round 1 include Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Great Big Sea, Stan Rogers, and Jonathan Coulton.
All songs must be in English, and all participants selected to perform a song will receive that song by email.
If you're interested in participating, either send me a mognet message or an email at citizenbleys@gmail.com. To emphasize, the minimum number of competitors is 8. If I do not receive 8 competitors by the end of the month, this competition is not happening. If I get 16 entries before May 31, the competition will start early, since the mathematical chance of getting 32+ competitors is mathematically indistinguishable from zero.
EDIT: For those curious: In each round, each bracket will be posted and anyone who reads the thread other than me is eligible to vote. Each voting period will last 7 days. Voting will be done via a mognet message to me (in order to preserve anonymity). Each round the only registered member of EoFF ineligible to vote will be me--so yes, you can vote for yourself, and furthermore are expected to.
EDIT2: No 2 brackets in the same round will have the same artist--so if I choose Psy and PG to perform Volare by Dean Martin, Shiny and Rye are safe from having to do any Dean Martin song.
Contestants: If you have any preferred artists, please advise me of such via mognet message or email. I'll do my best to accomodate you.
I can guarantee that "The Night That Paddy Murphy Died" and "Barret's Privateers" (both excellent drinking songs) will appear in Round 1.
EDIT3: Any posts in this thread to participate are invalid. If you want to be a contestant, you MUST either send me a mognet message (preferred) or an email. If you reply to this thread 32.767 times saying that you love singing and want to play but fail to send a MM or email, you will not be selected as a contestant.
EDIT4: If there are any songs you want to hear (regardless of whether you intend to be a contestant or not) post them here. Please be sure to include which version you want to hear if there are more than one (i.e. if you want to hear Baby Got Back, specify the Sir Mix-A-Lot version or the Jonathan Coulton version)
